Olly Barkley blasted the NHS after the Bath fly-half was made to wait 40 minutes for pain relief after he broke his leg in two places last weekend.

The England international is out for the rest of the season after he shattered his fibula and tibia during the Premiership match with Gloucester on Saturday - leaving the pitch clasping an oxygen mask to his face.

The 29-year-old was rushed to the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester but revealed how he had to wait in agony before receiving morphine.

Blast: Bath broken-leg victim Olly Barkley has slammed the NHS over their treatment

Barkley was then moved to a gastro-intestinal ward because of a shortage of beds - where he was subjected to flatulence from fellow patients.

He even posted a picture of them on his Twitter page and told his followers that he was woken up at 4am by their flatulence.

Barkley wrote on Sunday: 'As a result of a shortage in space I'm in the gastric intestinal ward.

'Could have done without the 40 minute wait for morph (sic) last night. NHS - work in progress.'

Following his claims, the sidelined rugby star fended off criticism from other users of the social network that his claims against the NHS were 'unfair'.

User John-Oliver Dunn said: 'The NHS isn't perfect but provides an incredible service.Think of how many people you didn't have to pay to fix your leg.'